The problem with political jokes is they get elected.
:Henry Cate, VII
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
:Aesop
If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn’t be any inducement to go to heaven.
:Will Rogers
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. [latin adjective]
:Plato
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
:Nikita Khrushchev
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it
:Clarence Darrow
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.
:Author Unknown
If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.
:Jay Leno
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.
:John Quinton
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.
:Oscar Ameringer